Prof Kameri-Mbote (left) with Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi at the Supreme Court buildings during the CJ interviews last month. Martha Karambu Koome is poised to become Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice after being nominated by the Judicial Service Commission panel that interviewed 10 candidates to succeed retired Chief Justice David Maraga. The interviews proved what
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President Uhuru Kenyatta with governors (from left) Ann Waiguru, Charity Ngilu and Dr Joyce Laboso during the 6th session of the National and County Governments Co-ordinating summit at State House, Nairobi. The unpredictability of Kenya’s electoral scene, months ahead of a General Election, particularly on political party loyalty and affiliation, cannot be gainsaid. What is
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The thorny issues of teenage pregnancy, child marriages, and female genital mutilation/cut have refused to go away even as the government and the civil society fight to eliminate them. Eradicating FGM has never been this urgent for Kenya, where it is estimated that nearly 9.3 million girls and women have undergone the cut, a violation
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In 1995, three months to the high profile UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, the late retired President Daniel Moi appointed her to the Cabinet. She consequently led the Kenyan delegation of about 450 women to the key international meeting. With that appointment, her name had entered history books-as the country’s first
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In four days, the world will focus its attention on the women as the international community seeks to stand together and, with one voice, celebrate the progress and achievements of the female gender. WON Executive Director Njeri Rugene writes on Daily Nation. Click here for more…
